Social Policy and the Capability Approach

Concepts, Measurements and Application
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4473-4178-9
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short conceptual and empirical chapters provide clear examples of how policies shape the capabilities of different groups and individuals, critically assessing the efficacy of different social policies across multiple social policy fields, providing both academic and practitioner viewpoints.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yerkes, Mara A.

Javornik, Jana

Kurowska, Anna

Weitere Mitwirkende

Jansen, Erik

de Sao Jose, Jose

Laruffa, Franceso

Murphy, Mary P

Hearne, Rory

Yerkes, Mara

Kurowska, Anna

Oliver, Liz

Timonen, Virpi

Bonvin, Jean-Michel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Rethinking Social Policy from a Capability Perspective ~ Mara A. Yerkes, Jana Javornik and Anna Kurowska;

Education as Investment? A comparison of the capability and social investment approaches to education policy ~ Jean-Michel Bonvin and Francesco Laruffa;

From ‘active’ to ‘capable’: a capability framework for policy and practice on ageing and later life ~ José de São José, Virpi Timonen, Carla Amado and Sérgio Santos;

Converting shared parental leave into shared parenting: The role of employers and use of litigation by employees in the UK ~ Jana Javornik and Liz Oliver;

Comparative social policy analysis of parental leave policies through the lenses of capability approach ~ Anna Kurowska and Jana Javornik;

Ask rather than assume: the CA in the practitioner setting ~ Jana Javornik, Mara A. Yerkes and Erik Jansen;

Social Investment, Human Rights and Capabilities in practice; the case study of family homelessness in Dublin ~ Rory Hearne and Mary Murphy;

From Capability Approach to Capability-based Social Policy ~ Mara A. Yerkes, Jana Javornik, Erik Jansen and Anna Kurowska.

Über Autor(innen)

Murphy, Mary P
Mary P. Murphy is Professor in the Department of Sociology at Maynooth University. Previously, she served as Commissioner in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (2013-2017). She is currently a member of the Council of State.

Kurowska, Anna
Anna Kurowska is Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw.

Kurowska, Anna
Anna Kurowska is Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw.

Javornik, Jana
Jana Javornik is Associate Professor in Work and Employment Relations at the University of Leeds.

Yerkes, Mara A.
Mara Yerkes is Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University.

Laruffa, Franceso
University of Geneva

Jansen, Erik
Maastricht University

de Sao Jose, Jose
University of Lisboa

Mara Yerkes is Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University.

Jana Javornik is Associate Professor of Work and Employment Relations at the University of Leeds.

Anna Kurowska is Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Policy at the University of Warsaw.